The ambience was great, and so was the food. A great place for a party. Some of the wait staff could have been nicer, to have a 5-star rating.
Thoroughly encourage everyone who visits Geelong to visit Ripples. Couldn't imagine a better location for a summer lunch as we enjoyed. Food and service were excellent and at realistic prices. Look forward to coming back perhaps for dinner next time.
Dianne and Darren. Absolutely beautiful the view the restaurant the food and the staff. We had a share plate to start with it had grilled pita, cured meat house marinated olives and cheese delicious . Darren had the scotch fillet with mushrooms and he said it was the best steak he's had while eating out. I had the grilled chicken breast with eggplant char grilled capsicum and onion and perfectly cooked broccoli . This place is awesome and everyone should give it a go, the reviews I had read before we went were from 5yrs ago I was speaking with the owner whonsaidvthey had only been there for 2. So ignore the bad reviews and go try it for yourself ,you won't be disapointed . We will be going back for sure.
Terrific food and service. We found the food and service to be excellent. The hosts were friendly and efficient. My mother was even given the recipe for the Caesar salad dressing. Highly recommended
Pleasantly surprised. Oct 2013. Having read recent reviews,was worried about overall service and timing, especially when visitors from Melbourne with us, no need to worry, staff were welcoming, attentive, pleasant, while menu concise, the choices suited vegetarians to meatlovers. Desserts were creative and plated beautifully, and tasted divine. who needs mains with sweets like this? Well done,our group know their food, and we would be happy to come back. Views of the waterfront, and park nearby made this a lovely venue to enjoy a lovely meal. thank you.
Very different to previous visit in 2010 but still good. Staff were friendly but it was very quiet for a Friday night. Menu could have had more options but still good. Ordered the chicken roulade and eye fillet. Chicken very tender but bean mash quite bland. Steak cooked perfectly, but the rest of the dish were nothing special. Quite expensive but beautiful ambiance. 7/10 overall. Not bad, not fabulous.
We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary with our children. Wonderful setting with a great view, service was excellent from the moment we walked in. Meals where delicious and filling, the overall experience was a absolute pleasure.
Sittin in the lovely dinning room of ripples as I'm writing this, apart from the staff being oh so lovely and knowing there stuff about the wine the food is just amazing the oysters served with miron and chilli jelly and also a pickled shallot are just to die for simple but done really well! The sticky pork belly with Asian slaw and a little touch of lime is the best pork belly I've had oh so juicy and jam packed with flavour. In whole the wine matches and the food = an amazing dining experience thanks guys
Great meal, great service, great atmosphere. We were a table of 7, ate 3 courses, and everyone enjoyed their meals. The service was really good, and the decor is beautiful. We will definitely be back!
Excellent meal and attentive, friendly staff. Really enjoyed the cheeseboard with dessert wine to top things off.
We sat in the beer garden on a very humid and hot day. It was lovely. Had the salt and pepper squid with chips. It was delicious! And the Cascade ginger beer with a lemon slice on ice was spot on. I would like to commend the wait and service staff for their outstanding and quick service. It hadn't been 5 minutes when both drinks and food were in front of us. Loved our lunch meal. Thank you
We went for brunch and unlike other places they were serving lunch all day. The layout of the place was nice and cozy. The outdoor sitting was quite nice too with the view of the ocean. We had full breakfast and jack sparrow(something new). Service was friendly Overall, happy with the experience. Would defiantly recommend.
Great food place in Geelong. Have been here couple of times and enjoyed the food every time. The location is great, right next to the waterfront. Ambience is really nice and they have ample seating space offering both indoor and outdoor seating.
We ordered marinara spaghetti which was good but a bit on the spicier side, satay vegetable curry with rice, bruschetta, grilled prawns, calamari rings and bowl of chips. All of the dishes were fresh and hot and enjoyable. Would definitely recommend.
After a trip on the Geelong Fairy, we were ready for lunch. Very happy with the prompt service. Order taken and food delivered in a timely manner. Fish and chips was very generous portion especially the chips. I had the Wagyu burger as it was the only option. Long time since a normal hamburger was available. The Wagyu was very tasty. All the food looked delicious. Good that breakfast is available in the afternoon.
Nice place with a good menu. Big plus is that they add some fruits and veggies to the children's dishes, but why only the standard chicken nuggets and fish fingers? Would be nice to offer kids some more exciting things.
The pumpkin salad (without cheese) was yummy, albeit a bit small. All in all, a nice place.
Had lunch in the outside area, great friendly service. The setup with the music meant even though we were next to the busy road you could barely hear the traffic. Very comfortable.
Wedges yum. But the best part about this place was the kids nuggets plate!!! Nuggets + chips + carrot, celery apple cucumber and stawberry. Ive never seen a meal like this for kids but wish there was more of it!!!!
My wife and I had a day in Leopold we stopped at Sailors Rest for a late lunch on the way home. Served by Ben and another young waitress both had exceptional customer service skills made us feel welcome and at home even though they were close to closing time for lunches we picked a great table ordered food and a beer and in less than 5 minutes food was delivered! Fantastic meal, great service, beautiful water views it was perfect definitely 10/10 and ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for everything it was flawless Ben even bought me out some extra tomato sauce 👌
Great location, great coffee, great food and fantastic service! We came in for lunch and settled in for a few hours. Credit to Charlotte who was so friendly and really genuine about the delicious items on the menu. Sticky date pudding to die for!!
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